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SpaceX Starship Completes First Uncrewed Mars Cargo Landing

Two Starship vehicles carrying 200 tonnes of infrastructure touched down in Arcadia Planitia, marking the biggest mass ever delivered to another planet.

Sarah Whitfield·7/3/2026
SpaceX Starship Completes First Uncrewed Mars Cargo Landing

SpaceX confirmed that two uncrewed Starship vehicles have successfully landed in Mars's Arcadia Planitia region, delivering a combined 200 tonnes of solar arrays, life-support modules, and in-situ resource utilisation equipment. It is the largest single-mission mass ever landed on another planet. NASA administrator Pam Melroy called the achievement a 'watershed moment' for interplanetary exploration and confirmed the first crewed mission remains on track for the 2028 launch window.

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